Buying a Laptop

[mal]

New laptop
Wanna buy one
Can someone advise me where to LOOK
Which is the best or best value ?

[Q.]

Don't get MALcontent with my response, but it's hard to give you advice if you don't tell us what your primary functions will be.

Gaming? Video-editing? Formulation of betting algorithms? Surfin' the 'net?

[mal]

research
games
chat rooms
downloading

basically everyday use

[Kahuna]

Budget?

[mal]

Spend up to $1200

[The Sleeping Giant]

Somehow I don't think Mal will be playing Call of Duty, Crysis etc.

This site is gold for finding what you require.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/

[mal]

Somehow I don't think Mal will be playing Call of Duty, Crysis etc.

This site is gold for finding what you require.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/

Spot on I dont think I will be playing COD or C
Man , Im from the Spirograph and flairs era
Us Groovertists kickled footys, hit cricket balls, and chased girls in mini skirts !


Thanks for that site reference

[Dog_ger]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Alienwa ... 2a119ad783

High end stuff.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Alienware-M1 ... 3a673fceb4

[Westsider]

ASUS are good.

Do some research and once you know what you are after then check out MSY

http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/notebook.pdf

[gadj1976]

Snap Mal

I'm looking too. Hopefully looking to pick one up before end of financial year.

I'll duck out to Plympton during the week to see if I can purchase one as the old desktop here has just about given up the ghost.

Cheers for the suggestions guys.

[The Sleeping Giant]

ASUS are good.

Do some research and once you know what you are after then check out MSY

http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/notebook.pdf

ASUS make great PC/Networking gear.

[Sky Pilot]

Have an ASUS here. IT guy at work reckons it is the Toyota Landcruiser of Laptops. Plenty of grunt and reliabilty. So far so good but I dont do games so WTF do I know about that option. I heard with Dell stuff only their attachments work - like printers, scanners etc. If you have the budget just go Apple. Rolls Royce, quick, virus free, impregnable firewall, unbelievable phone tech support.

[mal]

Decision
Im going with :
APPLE Macbook Pro
$1399
All Retailers had the same cost for the Laptop

Thanks for the advice lads

[dedja]

MacBook Pros are very good laptops .. but are just about the most expensive money can buy.

For $1399, you will only get the bottom of the range 13".

I just bought myself a 17" MacBook Pro at work ... best laptop I've ever used, and I've been through a few over the years.

[Wedgie]

For what you want it for Mal you could save $900 on that.

[Media Park]

Unless your "gaming" is really in-depth, you are blowing a lot of money Mal.

[Westsider]

Hope you've used an Apple before.

Different software than Windows.

[mal]

Decision
Im going with :
APPLE Macbook Pro
$1399
All Retailers had the same cost for the Laptop

Thanks for the advice lads

Apple Macbook Pro
Programme
Gift vouchers
$1400 all up spent

[Sky Pilot]

Decision
Im going with :
APPLE Macbook Pro
$1399
All Retailers had the same cost for the Laptop

Thanks for the advice lads

Apple Macbook Pro
Programme
Gift vouchers
$1400 all up spent

You've done well mate. I kinda think I'll go Apple on my next changeover in June 2012. By then they should be even more awesomer!

[kickinit]

For what you want it for Mal you could save $900 on that.

yeh but in a couple of years he would of needed a new laptop running windows. apple is more expensive but they last a lot longer then windows. And seeing that the macbook pros have just been released in the last few months i'd expect them to be under the $1000 by the end of the year.

Mal keep and eye out for os lion being released in july you won't want to miss it.